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Linian_U Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Places for "so often" and "so seldom" in sentences

1. "He is late so often" or "He is so often late" ?
2. "He is at home so seldom" or "He is so seldom at home" ?
  

Top answer

1. Both are fine. 2.

  • 1.
  • Both are fine.
  • 2.
  • Neither sounds natural to me, but I can't explain why.
  • However, change seldom to rarely and both versions are fine.
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2 Answers
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1. Both are fine.

2. Neither sounds natural to me, but I can't explain why.
However, change seldom to rarely and both versions are fine.

Rover
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True!
"Rarely" sounds better than "seldom"
Thank you. Emotion: smile

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